Perfume-vending machine.



W. 0. PLINN. PERFUME VENDING MADHINE. APPLICATION rum) my 12.11110;

I l Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

2 BHEBTB-8HEET 1.

Inventor Attorneys IVE/Wad 632727272 W. o; FLINN. PERPUME VENDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1910.

Patented Apr. 4, 191

2 BH BETS8EEET 2 Tojoll whom it may concern:

perspective views of :parts of the coin-conof thecasing being utilized for securing thecas ng to a suitable support; In orderthat UNITED STATES PATENT onFioE.

Q1 WINFRFD C. FLINN, OF BAGNALL, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 WILLIAM H.

FLINN AND'ONZE-THIRD TO CHARLES W. FLINN, ,IBOTH OF BAGNALL, MICHIGAN Be it known that I, W INFRED C. Fnmn, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Bagnall. in'the county of 'Wexford and State hf'Michigan, have invented a newand useful jPerit'iime-Vending" Machine, of which the following'is a specification.

[This invention has reference to improveinents in vending machines and its ob ect is to'provide a machine which upon the depofsition therein of a suitable coin may be opei atedtto deliver -a spray of perfume but which cannot be operated in-the absence of ina machine constructed in accordance "with the present invention there is provided -'a"'sl'iitable casing, housing a perfume recep- Ytacle, provided with a spraying nozzle'which -15 connected by a suitable conduit to an air- "pn'mp under the control of a slide which may beactuat'ed by a custoineigbut which slide is inoperative to the pump except through-the intermediary of'a suitable coin which latter as soon as the slide has been actuated and"starts on its return movement is released to fall into'a suitable receptacle so that with the same coin the apparatus cannot be twice actuated.

The invention will bebest understood from a consideration of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus with the casing in the open position to show the interior; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the apparatus on a small scaleas it appears when ready for use. Fig. 3 is a sectlon on the line A-B of Fig. 4 with the airtrolled mechanism.

Referring to the drawings there is shown a casing 1 to' which is hinged a door 2 constituting the front of the casing, the back 3 access may be had to the casing whenever desired a suitable lock 4:1sprovide'd for securing the door when shut and this look may-be of'a character to be opened only by theposv-sessor of the proper kevl On top of the casing there is placed a plate 5 through which is a-coin slot 6, which plate.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 12, 1910. Serial No. 560,954.

PERFUME-VENDING MACHINE. I

extends over the adjacent portion of the door 2 when closed so that the door may not be,

pried open sufficiently 'to ad ,iit a coin, the door carrying a coin-oondui' 7 the upper end of which when the door is closed is inimedi ately below thetcoin slot 6. At the lower end .of the coin conduit there is securedto the door a plateS from one side of which thercis an extension 9. The edge of the plate 8 remote from the .extension 9; is upturned as indicated "at 10 and from this upturned portion'there is'a'n extension 11 over lying the plate 8 in spaced relation thereto and also ex-tendingover theextension- 9 in spaced "portion thereto, the extension 11 terminating at the terminal endof the extension 9 at which point both the extensions 9 and 11 are traversed bymatching passages or perforations 12 for a bolt'or stud 13 which between the extensions 9 and 11 may carry a spacing sleeve 14. The end of the bolt 13 beyondthe extension 11 serves to secure a bracket 15 to the terminal end of said extension 11-.'-

The bracket 15 carries one end of a cylinlatented Apr. t, 1911.

(lei-'16 within-which is a piston 17 on one end of a piston rod 18 the other end of lation to the extension 311 but these wings have their free ends spaced apart and at the edges toward the wings 21 the wings 22 are provided with spaced fin ers 23, the purpose of which will present y appear.' These fingers 23 are designed tomove' in the space between the matching faces of the extensions 9 and Hand projecttoward ,the extension 9 or plate .8 in accordance with .the "position of the bracket 19 on the extension 11.

The-upturned edge 10 of the plate 183.;is formed with aslot 24 in line with the extensions 9 and 11 and this slot is traversed by one member 25 of a slide26, this slide being made' up of the member 25' and another member 27 in sufficiently spaced relati n to embrace the plate 8 and cxtension'fl .iLoncg of the ends the members 25. and 27 receive between them a spacing plate 28 where the several parts may be oined together by a rivet 29 and the spacing plate 28 is con- 5 tinued into a finger hold 30 by means of which the slidemay be'manipulated.

At an intermediate point the member 25' tongue 33, the tongues 31 and 33 being in 11 the space between the extensions 9 an and on opposite sides of the tongue 23, of

the wings 22 formed on the leg 20 of the.

bracket 19. )7

A s ring 31 on the door 2 has its free end exten edbetween the members 9 and ll into' engagement witlr the tongue 33 and tends to maintain the slide 26 in. the projected posi-' tion, this position being determined by the engagement of the wings 32 with the edge of the plate 8. 'Wlienthe parts are in'this' position the spacebetween the wings 21 and.

22 of the leg 20 of the bracket 19 is imme-;'

'diately under the lower end of the coin chute 7 Also in line with the lower end bfv the coin chute 7 the plate 8 is formed with an outturned tongue so that a coin traversing the chute will fall into the space between the members 9 and 11 and between the wings 21 and 23 until arrested by engagement with the tongue 35. Under these conditions a movement of the slide 26 against the action of the spring 24 will cause the tongue 31 to engage the coin and through the same to connect the slide with the leg 20 of the bracket 19 by the engagement of the coin with the tongues or fingers 23 so that now a continued movement of the slide 26 will cause a like movement of the bracket 19 and the movement of the piston 17-into the cylinder 16, the normal position of this piston being. near the outer end of the cylinder 16. If no cpiii be present then a movement of the slide,26 against-the action of the spring 24 will simply result in the movement of the tongue 31 between the separated ends of the wings 22 and the leg 20 of the bracket 19 will'not'be actuated thus failing to operate the machine.

The discharge end of the cylinder 16 is connected by a pipe 36 to another pipe 37 6 having at one end a valve 38 ofcommon construction and atithe other end connected by a flexible pipe 39 with a spraying head 40 terminating in a nozzle 11 which latter is extended through the door 2 to the outer face thereof. The spraying head 40 is pro vided with a cork or stopper 42 adapted to a bottle or container 43 of perfume and this bottle is mounted in a spring clamp 14: fast onthe inner face of the door so that the bottle will be held firmly in position but at the same time may be readily disconnected from its holder for refilling, the sprayin head 40 and nozzle 41 being readily removed with the bottle, this movement being permitted by the flexible section 39 of the connectiorl between the cylinder '16 and the spraying head 40. Each time the piston 17 is moved into the cylinderlti air is compressed in the pipe 37, its escape through the ower end of the. pipe being prevent'ed'by the valve 38 so that the air must pass into the sprayingjhead 10 andout through the nozzle 41 causing the liquid in the bottle 43 to pass out through theno'zzle in the form of a spray as is customary in devices ofthis character. Then the piston 17 is retracted the valve usually rovided in the spraying head 40 closes and the valve 38 opens per- -mitting the inrush of air without aflecting] the contents of the bottle or container. 43. By thi's'means each time a customer desires to operate the machine to obtain perfume, the pro er coin is inserted .and then the. slide 261s pushed inward against the action of the spring 3e causing "a pressure of air to be produced-in the, cylinder 16'which,"

acting throughthe'sp'raymg head, causes a spray of perfume to issue from the nozzle 41. 'As soon as the pressure is released on the slide 26, the latter returns to normal 0- sition under the action of the spring 3 1 ut the bracket 19 does not immediately participate in this movement. The result of' this is that a coin grasped between the fin- 'cr31 and the fingers 23 is released and falls to a suitable receptacle and it is only when the finger 31 has come in contact'with the wings 21, one of which is carried entirely across to the other, does the bracket 19 participate in the return movement of the slide 26. The distance between the wings 21 and the finger 23 is greater than the diameter of a roper coin so that this movement of the slide 26 to release the coin may occur.

The entire vending apparatus is mounted on -'the door 2 so'as to be readily accessible for inspection or repair by simply opening the'door.

What is claimed is 1. In a machine for vending perfume, a vending 'mechanism, and a coin-controlled mechanism therefor comprising a slide, arallel'guide' members therefor one of w ieh is embraced by the slide and the other of which overrides the slide, and a sliding -member on-the member overriding the first named slide and connected to the vending side of the machine, the first named slide having a projecting tongue entering the members thereon, said slide being space between the guide members and the second named slide being provided near one end with a stop member and near the other end with projecting members for engaging a coin lodged between the last named project ing members and the projecting member of the first named slide.

2. In a perfume vending machine, a vend ing mechanism, and a coin-controlled actuating mechanism therefor comprising a plate having two extended parallel members formed thereon, and also having thereon a stop member for a coin, an actuating slide formed of two spaced members in embracing relation to the plate and one of the guide provided with an intermediate projecting tongue extending into the space between the guide members on the plate, and another slide member having wings embracing the guide member opposite that embraced by the first slide, said second named slide being (3011* nected to the vending side of the machine and provided with spaced wings embracing the uide member carrying it, the wings be ing spaced apart for the insertion of a coin and the wings at one end being in spaced relation one to the other and provided. with coin-engaging lingers, and a spring engaging the first named slide and tending to hold the same in operative position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WINFRED G. FLINN. Witnesses F. G. BULLOCK, F. A. FREDERICK. 

